Rolling Stone: Top 40 Marvel Movie Ideas, Ranked

[TMC1982]

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/superhero-worship-top-40-marvel-movie-ideas-ranked-20140519

From smart casting choices to Spidey and X-Men reboots, we rank the decisions that have shaped Marvel's superhero universe, from best to worst.

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1. Casting Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark
2. Hiring Joss Whedon to Write and Direct 'The Avengers'
3. Launching Marvel Studios
4. Putting Kevin Feige in Charge of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
5. Taking Advantage of Post-Credits Scenes
6. Plucking Hugh Jackman Out of Obscurity to Play Wolverine
7. Casting Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
8. Putting Jon Favreau in the 'Iron Man' Director’s Chair
9. Everything about 'Spider-Man 2'
10. Allowing Bryan Singer to Fully Explore 'X-Men's Metaphors
11. Casting Tom Hiddleston as Loki
12. Turning 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Into a Political Thriller
13. Creating Strong Female Characters
14. Embracing the Mythical Nuttiness of 'Thor'
15. Making 'Blade'
16. Making the Hulk a Team Player
17. Casting Actors With Screen Chemistry
18. Rebooting the X-Men Franchise With 'First Class'
19. The Mandarin Twist in 'Iron Man 3'
20. Having Lou Ferrigno Voice the Hulk in 'The Avengers'
21. Taking a Big Risk With 'Guardians of the Galaxy'
22. Hiring Top-Shelf Actors for Key Roles
23. Giving the Fantastic Four Yet Another Chance
24. Rebooting the Spider-Man Franchise
25. Approving the Script for 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'
26. Letting Ang Lee Make an Art-House 'Hulk'
27. Ignoring 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'
28. Putting the 'Daredevil' Mask on Ben Affleck
29. Replacing Bryan Singer With Brett Ratner on 'X-Men: The Last Stand'
30. Turning 'Iron Man 2' Into a Coming-Soon Commercial
31. 'Killing off' Cyclops and Professor X
32. Blowing the 'Dark Phoenix' Storyline
33. Making That 'Elektra' Movie
34. Mishandling the Big-Budget 'Fantastic Four' and its Silver Surfer-ed Sequel
35. Jamming Venom Into 'Spider-Man 3'
36. Wasting the Character of Deadpool
37. Casting Nicolas Cage as Ghost Rider
38. Greenlighting a Second 'Ghost Rider' Movie
39. Giving Roger Corman the Rights to the Fantastic Four
40. 'Howard the Duck'

 

[Rorschach2012]

agree with everything!! especially 24

 

[Silver Surfer]

19. The Mandarin Twist in 'Iron Man 3'

 

[MbJ]

I may be the only person on the planet (well on comic forums) who liked the Mandarin twist. I thought making him a literal "Evil foreigner" boogeyman was really clever commentary on the fact that the Mandarin is....well a stereotypical evil foreigner boogeyman.

Also agree on the Hugh Jackman point.

 

[flickchick85]

I liked the Mandarin twist, too.

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

I may be the only person on the planet (well on comic forums) who liked the Mandarin twist. I thought making him a literal "Evil foreigner" boogeyman was really clever commentary on the fact that the Mandarin is....well a stereotypical evil foreigner boogeyman.

Also agree on the Hugh Jackman point.

there are a lot people, myself included, who will never understand why something as brilliant as the 'Mandarin Twist' is hated by a bunch of people. Their crazy 'the trailorz lied to us !!!111!!' argumentation doesn't help either

 

[4thWallBreaker]

Not to a t, but I roughly agree with the list. Yet I'm still confused on the decline. So, 23 or 24 is where it starts getting bad?

 

[Lantern Venom]

#3 should be #1. That should have been the easiest call to make.

#35 should be #40, because Howard the Duck >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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